On 8 February 2012 10:10, Leinonen Teemu <teemu.leino...@aalto.fi> wrote: > Has there been any attempt to start a Wikimedia project focusing on free 3D > models? > > I think, right now it would be the right timing for it. The prices of 3D > printers and other computer controlled machines are coming down [1] and there > are growing network of FabLabs around the world providing access for public > to design and fabricate their own objects.[2] > > I have contacts to the European Fablab folks and we probably could start with > them a project on an Incubator. >
Fabbing isn't the primary thing I'm interested in. I think far more interesting for Wikipedia is now that WebGL exists, we could tie 3D models into Wikipedia articles. It'd have ridiculous educational value: just imagine, you want to see how big a dinosaur is? Well, you get a 3D model of Wembley stadium from the relevant Wikipedia article, add it to your 3D objects 'shelf' (like bookmarks) and then click over to the T. Rex article, get a 3D model of one of those, and drop fifty of them into a stadium (preferably when $LOCAL_SPORTS_FRANCHISE's rival is playing, amirite?) to see relative size. I'm wondering whether 3D Wikipedia would be possible: some kind of WebGL-based JavaScript 'player' that has a few pluggable physics presets. Then the ability to load models from Commons. I don't know enough about file formats and licensing and so on, but, this could be really exciting if it is possible. -- Tom Morris <http://tommorris.org/> _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
